By MaryJane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News
Since February 14, Van Alstyne Police jailed 2 non-Van Alstyne residents after making traffic stops on their vehicles, as reported by VAPD Lt. Steven Hayslip. They also jailed several others on charges of Driving While Intoxicated or Public Intoxication.
On February 14, at about 11:30 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on US 75 at Hodges Road. The officers made the stop after clocking the vehicle traveling 94 mph in a 75-mph zone. When the patrol car’s overhead lights were turned on, the driving didn’t readily stop. While behind it, they saw the driver (and only occupant) throw something out of the window, which, when recovered, was found to be illegal contraband.
Once the vehicle stopped, the officers conducted a probable-cause search of it, and found marijuana and various articles of drug paraphernalia. While conducting the search, officers located marijuana and various articles of drug paraphernalia. They placed the suspect, a Sherman man, under arrest on charges of Tampering w/Evidence and for Possession of Marijuana less than two ounces.
On February 21, 2025, a week later, at about 3:30 in the morning, police stopped to help with a motorist assist on U.S. 75 at Redden Road. Upon making contact with the sole occupant, a man with a Bonham address, they watched as he became more nervous and uncooperative. He provided them with several false names and became irritated and resisted when officers detained him. They continued the investigation and located a small amount of methamphetamine in his possession.
Police jailed the suspect on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and of Resisting Arrest
Grayson County Jail records show that this suspect remains incarcerated on those charges, and with an Immigration & Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) hold.
Grayson County Grand Jury Indictments
The Grand Jury meets every two weeks. It’s responsibility is to decide whether there is enough evidence to formally charge someone with a crime. An Indictment means there was enough evidence to have the case go further, but does not indicate guilt.
The Grand Jury, at the most recent session, indicted Van Alstyne resident Sally Hannah Prikryl, age 29, on charges of Assault of Hospital Personnel on Hospital Property and of Abandoning/Endangering a Child/Individual with Intent.
They also indicted, among many other people and for many other charges, a Sherman man on 25 counts of 5 Possession of Child Pornography >50 Depiction or Video.
Illegal Drug Indictments
If the Grand Jury’s indictments are an indication, the use of the One-Pill Kills drug, Fentanyl, is becoming more accessible and more used. In the most recent Grand Jury session, there were seven Indictments as compared to only one at the end of 2024.
However, it still falls behind other drugs, including Methamphetamine, for which the Grand Jury issued 26 indictments. Behind that was three Indictments for Possession of Cocaine, and one each for Marijuana, THC, and Psilaocybin, a hallucinogenic alkaloid, found in some toadstools.